Several Injured in Explosion at US Steel Plant, TV Reports Say
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Several people have been injured after a reported explosion at United States Steel Corp.'s Clairton Coke Works plant in Pennsylvania on Monday, according to multiple news reports.
Emergency responders are on the scene as heavy smoke rises from the facility, news affiliates of ABC and CBS reported. Video from Pittsburgh's Action 4 News helicopter show fire crews battling flames as a rescue operation is ongoing. First responders were alerted to the incident at the plant just before 11 a.m. local time, CBS's Pittsburgh station said.
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